Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 169-177 , June 1997

Parent stress and coping in NICU and PICU

    RN, PhD
  • Ruth Young Seideman

      Affiliations

    • University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
    • Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL, USA
    • Childrens Hospital of Oklahoma City, OK, USA
    • Veterans Hospital, Marian, IL, USA
    • University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
    • Juvenile Services, Inc., Norman, OK, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Ruth Young Seideman, RN, PhD, University of Oklahoma, P.O. Box 26901, Oklahoma City, OK 73190.
    • , RN, MS
  • Margaret A. Watson

      Affiliations

    • University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
    • Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL, USA
    • Childrens Hospital of Oklahoma City, OK, USA
    • Veterans Hospital, Marian, IL, USA
    • University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
    • Juvenile Services, Inc., Norman, OK, USA
    • , ARNP, MS, NNP
  • Karen E. Corff

      Affiliations

    • University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
    • Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL, USA
    • Childrens Hospital of Oklahoma City, OK, USA
    • Veterans Hospital, Marian, IL, USA
    • University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
    • Juvenile Services, Inc., Norman, OK, USA
    • , RN, BS, CCRN
  • Phillip Odle

      Affiliations

    • University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
    • Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL, USA
    • Childrens Hospital of Oklahoma City, OK, USA
    • Veterans Hospital, Marian, IL, USA
    • University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
    • Juvenile Services, Inc., Norman, OK, USA
    • , RN, PhD
  • Joan Haase

      Affiliations

    • University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
    • Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL, USA
    • Childrens Hospital of Oklahoma City, OK, USA
    • Veterans Hospital, Marian, IL, USA
    • University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
    • Juvenile Services, Inc., Norman, OK, USA
    • , PhD
  • Jane L. Bowerman

      Affiliations

    • University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
    • Covenant Medical Center, Urbana, IL, USA
    • Childrens Hospital of Oklahoma City, OK, USA
    • Veterans Hospital, Marian, IL, USA
    • University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
    • Juvenile Services, Inc., Norman, OK, USA

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Journal of Pediatric Nursing
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